humble
English
/ˈhʌmbəl/, /ˈʌmbəl/
adj
Definitions
- Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
- Near the ground.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English humble derived from Old French humble derived from Latin humilis (humble, low, slight, hence mean, abject, base) inherited from Middle English humblen (humble).
Origin
Middle English
humblen
Gloss
humble
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bee English
- brag English
- hearted English
- humble-hearted English
- humble-heartedness English
- humblebee English
- humblebrag English
- humblebragger English
- humblehead English
- humblehood English
- humbleness English
- humbler English
- humblesome English
- humbleth English
- humblify English
- humblish English
- humbly English
- humility English
- unhumble English
- unhumbleness English
- humiliatio Latin
- humilio Latin
- humilis Latin
- humilitas Latin
- humiliter Latin
- humus Latin
- *dʰǵʰemelo- Proto-Indo-European
- humilde Portuguese
- *humblehod Middle English
- humbely Middle English
- humble Middle English
- humblen Middle English
- humilite Middle English
- (h)umble Old French
- humble Old French
- humblement Old French
- humil Catalan, Valencian
- umil Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- umal Old Irish
- umiliar Old Occitan
- umil Piedmontese
- uuel Middle Breton